Karen Dagostino, 43, died at the scene of the single-car crash on U.S. Route 202 Thursday. Police are continuing to investigate why she trailed off the road.
Local & State
Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inElection 2023, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Three current, former educators vie for 2 spots on the Winthrop School Board
An incumbent board member, a former member and a political newcomer, all with teaching experience, are facing off Nov. 7 in a race for two open seats.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston shooting victim moved from critical to stable condition
Three shooting victims remain hospitalized at Central Maine Medical Center.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime
State police waited hours to track Lewiston shooter after finding vehicle, had ‘radio silence’ with local officers
An Androscoggin County Sheriff’s deputy has harshly criticized the Maine State Police’s handling of communication in the manhunt for Robert Card, while another official says it took 12 hours before police began tracking Card from his abandoned vehicle.
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Lois Galgay Reckitt, women’s rights activist and South Portland lawmaker, dies at 78
Reckitt was the longtime director of Family Crisis Services in Portland and was the driving force behind Maine’s proposed Equal Rights Amendment.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
President Biden expected to visit Lewiston this week
The president is likely to visit late this week in the wake of last Wednesday’s mass shootings, though the White House has not yet confirmed the trip.
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Deputies fatally shoot Canton man in front of Rumford Police Station
Sean B. Dyment, 23, was shot by Oxford County deputies in the street Monday evening.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Police were warned about Lewiston gunman’s mental health, desire ‘to shoot up’ places
The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office releases documents detailing concerns raised by Robert Card’s family and Army Reserve unit, and the department’s failed attempts to contact him.
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CMMC’s head doctor says staff response to mass shooting ‘heroic’
Within minutes, about 50 patients were moved into hallways and other spaces to make room for the incoming victims of a mass shooting that claimed the lives of 18 men and women and injured 13 others
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Sagadahoc sheriff’s office warned twice about shooting suspect’s mental health issues but never made contact
Sheriff Joel Merry says Robert Card’s family contacted his office in May. The sheriff’s office also received a request for a wellness check from Card’s Army Reserve unit in September.